In this gritty and dramatic talk, Ted Swartz walks you through his relationship with friend and business partner, Lee Eshleman, who took his own life in 2007. Ted explores the paradox of working with a comedic partner struggling with bipolar disorder, as well as the challenge of writing and performing stories about God while experiencing the absence of God after Lee’s death. SEE MORE.

The Faces and StoriesThis Tour also creates space for others stories. Ted will be touring with professional photographer Steven Stauffer, who will take portraits of people who’d like to share their own journey of struggling with a mental disorder; or those who care for loved ones who struggle, or have lost a loved one to suicide.

1 in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime and all of us are affected or impacted through friends and family who often suffer silently with mental illness. At PMC we want to erase the stigma of mental illness, provide support, and educate ourselves so that our church can be a place of honesty, safety and healing.

​Please consider coming to this show to both support the work Ted is doing and to continue the conversation around mental illness at PMC.